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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Write a book? Outwardly, I’ve succeeded. My 1977 Ph.D.

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10 Top Literary Oases for Groups—in Hotels!

Smart Meetings

Featuring everything from bedtime storybooks to digital books and new titles, library rooms are popping up at high-end properties. Some have transformed a classic room into a book suite, while others have turned the lobby lounge in a literary club or have teamed up with specific companies to offer books for bedroom reading.

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

Yates began her tenure at the destination marketing organization in 2005 as vice president of marketing and communications. In her role, she will be responsible for booking Moscone Center conventions for all accounts in Washington, D.C., Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Stacey Yates.

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10 World Famous Event Planning Companies

Social Tables

Also, Goyal is well known for organizing private events for celebrities like Jessica Simpson and Janet Jackson. Colin Cowie is a book author, designer, and TV celebrity. Mostly known for organizing weddings, he was awarded by Life & Style Magazine as the “Best Celebrity Wedding Planner”. Colin Cowie – New York.

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What Exactly Is the Metaverse? Here’s One Expert’s Take.

Convene by PCMA

The metaverse “is a term that, at present, almost defies definition,” wrote tech futurist Cathy Hackl in her recently published book, Into the Metaverse. The metaverse is “platform-agnostic,” said Di Bartolo, who co-authored with Hackl the 2022 book, Navigating the Metaverse. The metaverse is not virtual reality.

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The job you’ll be doing in the future hasn’t been invented yet

Conferences that Work

1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). Organizations hear about these conferences and ask me to design and facilitate them. 2005: I realize that the conference process I invented and since improved is incredibly popular with participants.

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3 Questions About Leadership

Convene by PCMA

Fiorina is best known for having served as CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005 — the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 company. president in 2016, has headed up several philanthropic organizations tackling global poverty and promoting female empowerment, and is the best-selling author of three books. She ran for U.S.

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